In 2018, reports revealed that Steve Bannon met with French far-right leaders, including associates of Marine Le Pen, to discuss refinancing the National Front (now National Rally). The talks highlighted the party’s reliance on Russian funding, suggesting a wider effort to funnel Russian money into Europe’s far-right movements.

This alone should prompt deeper investigations across Europe, adding to the growing list of reasons to scrutinize these financial ties and inform the public about what’s at stake.

Why don’t we see this everywhere in the headlines? Where is the opposition? Why isn’t anyone talking about this?